Pushes for the strongest Do Not Call list
in the nation

(TRENTON) — Joining with the
leadership of AARP and State legislators in support of efforts to stop
telemarketers from making unwanted calls, Governor McGreevey today called
on the State Legislature to pass the strongest legislation possible.

“We must stop telemarketers from
disturbing our homes with unwanted phone calls,” said McGreevey. “This is
an issue that affects everyone, and as we work to improve the overall
quality of life in this State, we are determined to make unwanted
telemarketing calls a thing of the past. I call upon legislators from both
sides of the aisle to send to my desk the strongest possible piece of
legislation.”

“Citizens should have a right to
privacy in their own homes, yet this is constantly violated by
telemarketers,” said AARP Consumer Protection Taskforce Coordinator
Dorothy Dowling. “New Jersey needs to pass a strong Do Not Call list law
to give New Jersey telephone consumers the option of placing their names
on a Do Not Call list so that telemarketers would be

prohibited from calling them.”

More than 20 states have prohibited
telemarketers from calling anyone who registers with a state-created Do
Not Call list. Generally, people can register by going to the state’s web
site, calling a toll-free number, or mailing a registration form to get
their name on the list.

Earlier in the day, Governor
McGreevey and AARP New Jersey hosted the first of six Senior Seminars.
This month’s seminar, held at the War Memorial in Trenton and moderated by
accomplished news reporter Reg Wells, was entitled “Reestablishment of the
Public Advocate.”